Unravel

“Unravel” is a breathtaking and emotionally profound song from Björk’s 1997 masterpiece album, Homogenic. While tracks like “Jóga” and “Bachelorette” often get the spotlight, “Unravel” is a quiet, stunning gem that showcases Björk’s unique artistry.

Homogenic is one of my favorite albums, and formative in terms of my musicality. Released in 1997 (when I was 20) — it preceded Radiohead’s ground breaking, Kid A, by 3 years! The vision and artistry of Björk defies belief.

The trick with adapting Unravel to fingerstyle guitar, is doing justice to Björk’s unusual vocal phrasing. I was able to create a simple arrangement — for what is a fairly complex song.  Despite it’s vocal intricacies, the structure is very easy to comprehend.

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The guitar tab for this piece is very short and beautifully written across 2 pages. I recommend this arrangement for intermediate guitar players and up. Enjoy! The guitar tab is available below:

My song structure looks like this in accordance with the guitar tab:

Intro, Verse, Chorus 1x

Chorus End

Verse, Chorus 3x

Chorus End

[guitar tab] **Björk: Unravel | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

My arrangement is tuned one whole-step down: D G C F A D. It also sounds great in standard tuning.